Serhii Nazarovets
Fellow 2025/2026
Education
Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University
Volkswagen Stiftung
sergiy.nazarovets@gmail.com
Bio
Serhii Nazarovets is a senior researcher at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, specializing in library science and scholarly communication. He holds a PhD in Social Communication Science from Kharkiv State Academy of Culture and has contributed extensively to research and development projects in the field. His work focuses on scientometrics, library science, Open Science, academic publishing integrity, and scholarly communications in the digital age.
Previously, he served as Deputy Director for Research at the State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine, playing a key role in advancing national scholarly initiatives. He has lectured at Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts on bibliometrics and scientometrics, and at the Juchymenko Family Doctoral School on information literacy. His experience in library management includes serving as Director of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Library and as Deputy Director for IT at the same institution.
Serhii actively participates in international and national projects such as FREYA, the Open Ukrainian Citation Index, Initiative for Open Abstracts, and FAIR Research Information in Open Infrastructures. His career bridges academic research, library management, and the promotion of open, transparent scholarly communication.
Assessment the risks of scientific misconduct in Ukraine: prevention strategies
This project assesses and models the risks of scientific misconduct in the Ukrainian research community, focusing on external pressures, particularly amid the ongoing war. Misconduct—including data fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and unethical authorship—threatens the credibility and international integration of Ukrainian science. Existing detection tools are underdeveloped, and the study aims to create integrity standards adapted to Ukraine and aligned with global practices.
Using bibliometric analysis and surveys/interviews, the project will identify misconduct patterns and explore motivational factors such as limited resources, publication pressures, and wartime conditions. Bibliometric analysis will detect abnormal citation behaviors via Scopus and Web of Science, while qualitative data will reveal ethical challenges faced by researchers.
The project proceeds in four stages: literature review, development of bibliometric tools, empirical data collection, and final analysis to generate actionable recommendations. Outcomes include establishing monitoring practices, integrity education, transparency policies, and preventive measures, restoring trust and supporting sustainable research development. Findings will be disseminated through publications, conferences, and seminars, contributing to long-term reforms and integration of Ukrainian science into the global community.